The traditional manifestation “Grandma March Day 2020” organized by HAEMUS will be open for the seventh time on February 26 at 12 pm on the first floor in the Capitol Mall in Skopje. The event is part of activities related to the recognition of this traditional ornament as an Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List since 2017. The event will be open until March 1st, and despite the original hand-made amulets from Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Romania, the exhibition will also be enriched with educational panels, a handicraft gallery of martinki and creative workshops

Within our long-term project about the Cultural and Resource Management of Skopska Crna Gora Mountain, this year we are running a small side-project about St. Nicholas’ cult in Skopje. The project is of a local, municipal and regional importance, given the fact that the cult of St. Nicholas is among the most widespread celebrations, both in Skopje and Macedonia. This is especially specific to the Butel Municipality, one of the Skopje’s official municipalities. The main aim of the project is to conduct a scientific and research study with the focus on small part of Skopska